Continuous waistband for trousers.



- A. E. ALLUM.

coNTlNUoUs WAISTBAND FOR TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT, 20, 1913. Patented D69l 29, l1914:4

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2 SHEETS SHEET 14 E l atto/Luana s A. E. ALLUM.

CONTINUOUS WAISTBAND -POR T M PLIGATI ROUSBRS.

0N FILED 0GT,?.O.1913.

Patented. Dec. 29, 1914.

, SHEETSSHEET 2..

ARTHUR E. ALLUM, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONTINUOUSWAISTBAND FOR TROUSERS.

To all-whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, ARTHUR E. ALLUM, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Bronx, N ew York city, in the county of New York-and State of New York, have.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Continuous Waistbands for Trousers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment waistbands and more to that type adapted to house a belt.

It is one aim of the invention to' provide a waistband especially adapted for use upon trousers and so constructed that it will completely conceal the belt.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a waistband of the type mentioned, so constructed4 that its component parts may be united together and to the waist of a pair of trousers by running but two lines of stitching, the band being completed as it is attached to the trousers and this .feature of theinvention insures of a saving of considerable time and labor 'and in fact less time is required in assembling the parts 'of the lpresent waistband and stitching them within the waist of a pair of trousers than is ordinarily consumed in preparing and'applying the ordinary waistband which is not adapted to house the belt. Furthermore, a's

will be apparent vfrom the description which is to follow,'by making use of the waistband embodying the present invention, the ordinary narrow belt loops and wider loops, which are known as tunnels, are dispensed with and as a consequence there is a savingy .in cost for the material which would have to be used in their manufacture and attachment, as well as a considerable saving in time.`

Another feature of the invention resides in the fact that the waistband embodying the same serves not only tohouse the garment belt, but also takes the place `of the usual curtain and apron pieces and consequently .obviates the felling of waistband linings and the basting of the canvas pieces and but-ton stays.

It is' also an object of the invention to construct and arrange the p waistband in such a` manner that not only'will the belt be concealed at, the front of the trousersbut Specification of Letters Patent.

particularly v Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Application led October 20, 1913. Serial No. 796,299.

the trousers will be held closed at the front of the waist without the employment of any clasps or hooks asis now necessary.

Incidentally,` the invention aims .to dispense with. the use back straps ordinarily provided for tightemng the'waist of the trousers. Still further the invention has as its ob- ]ect to provide upon the belt to be used in connection with the waistband one or more money pockets which are detachable and 'any oneof which may be brought into position at the front of the garment for removal, without the necessity from the-waistband.

of the usual side andl of removing the belt In the accompanying drawings Figure i 1 is a perspective'view of the walst orti'orr of a pair of trousers provided with the waistband constructed in accordance with the 'present invention, the view illustrating a b elt arranged within the waistband; Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view, showing the construction of the waistband and illus.- trating the belt housed therein; lFig. v3 is a sectional view through the waistband at the front of the trousers; Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the trousers when the belt has been tightened; Fig. 5 'is a vertical sectional view, parts being shown in elevation, illustrating the arrangementwithin the band of the reinforcmg the trousers are provided within the waist portion with'buttons; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the belt illustrating also the money 7 is a perspective view of one of the money pockets detached from the belt, the samey being shown `opened in full lines and closed in dotted lines.

Uorrespondingand like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the drawings, the numeral l indicates, in general, the waist portion of a pair of trousers and 2 indicates, inY general, the waistband embodying the present invention arranged within the trousers. The Waistbandconsists in part of a lining and reinforcing portion 3 'which is preferably of canvas 'or some other relatively 'stili and pockets 'arranged thereon; Fig.

flaps or pieces which are employed when form of a strip loffa suitable length and l width which, at the time-of Imanufacture*of dicated at 9 and the tends y@ :ntirely registering .and then having beenplaced against thev the waistband, is dially as at 4: with itsfree edgesregistermgas indicated at 5. By reference to Fi 2, it will be apparent that the edges 5 .o the `lining are to be united Vby a line of stitching portions of the V which secures 4 also other .band as will be 'presently explained, and 1t will be apparent that when the'edgesof the lining are so united, bular and consequently the belt to be housed. by reference to is disposed against the inner side of the waist portion of` the garment and consequently is co c ealed, the upper edge of the waisty portion edge'of the lining as at Scand unitedy by a line of stitching 7 to one wall ofthe lining 2 at its said upper edge. This line of stitching 7 serves a s6 to unite to the foldedmover edge of the waist portion ofthe garment the upper edge of a facin y strip .8. The lower edgeof thestrip 8 is 'olded about the registering edges 5 of the lining strip as inline of stitching heretofore mentioned as uniting these edges, and 'indicated bythe numeral 10, serves to secure the folded lower edge of the facing strip to adapted to conceal It will be apparent "thesaid `edges of the lining strip and to secure the lower Vedge of the waistband as a whole to the inner side of theiwaist portion of the garment.

In assembling l ing the same within the waist portiony of the trousers, the lining strip is first creased longitudinally to determinethe" line of fold andis disposed with its upper edge portion against the upper edge of the waist portion of the garment at the'inner *side thereof and one edge of the facing `strip 8 isdisposed against the' outer side of the said upper edge of theu waist portion and the line of stitching 7 is 4then run. The other edge 'of the facing strip 8 isthen folded over the free edges of the lining strip inner side of. the waist portion of the gar-- ment isunited thereto by the line of stitching 10. l

n win be that when the l1ne of stitching 10 is run,

.the waistband willl be vclosed and completed attached to the garment in view 'ot-which it is quite obvious'that but little expense," and laboris involved in .the manufacture fand application ofthe band.' Itis to be noted that the waistband. ex-

around the 'waist line of the 'aliment and it will be 4apparent 4that it i1s stiifened by the lining 3 to such a -dea nd simultaneously gree that the garment at' the waist line will folded longtudinally me? v the lining will be tu'- the said figure that the lining being folded over` the upper I' the. waistband and attachp suitable form of buckle Y. may be closed apparentA from the foregoing jacent each of 'the ',dottedlines inv Fig. 7, to inclose bills or Ithe"` elements 'ments 22 of the snap fastenings depth to serve `as an excellent. substitute for the curtain and apron pieces whlch are usually stitched within thepwaist portion of -a rpairof trousers and itr i'swill be much nea'teij in appearance.

obvious that it l By reference toFigl of.the'drawingsit will be observed that thefwaistband at the left handside of the trousersextends entirely Ato the open front thereof, but that at the other side it terminates slightly short of the open front, as indicated by the numeral 11 sc -that when the trousers are bef ing wornv the two ends of the waistbandv will meet and as a consequence the belt housed within the band will be entirely concealed from -viewg y, When it is desirable that the trousersbe provided within the waistband with buttons, as indicated at 12,in Fig. 5 drawings, it is preferable that the waistband be reinforced at the pointsv of attachment ofthe buttons and'in ordr' that this may be accomplished there are provided the required number` of reinforcin pieces 13 which may be relative y narrow, as shown in the said Fig. 5, and which are folded transversely betweentheir ends and disposed to'straddle the lining tube 3, theirV free end edges being secured-by the line of stitching 10.

The belt, vwhich is to be housed within the waistband and which constitutes also a feature. of the invention,)isindicated, in general, in the drawings by the numeral 14 and vis-provided atene .end with any 15, whereby the belt and" tightened. As has beforebeen pointed out, the belt is provided with one or more money pockets which are detachable and the constructionv of these pockets isclearly shown'inFigs. 6 and 7. `Each pocket, indicated -by the numeral 16,

of the consists of apiece of cloth of a suitable width and length .and which isj folded longitudinally along three or more lines as indicated at 17, `lEfand 19,

providing a closure'ilap 210 provided adside with either the of a' snap .fastening stud or socket member 21. The belt 14: is provided .unsuitable intervals with the other members 22' of the snap fastenings and when pocket has been folded, as shownV in other articles of'value disposed therewithin, 21 are engagedl with the ele-` and the pocket will then be held to the belt in the this latter fold itsfends and upon its outer y manner shown in Fig. 6.

Vover` upper edge ofthe "waist condition, the pocket is no wider than the belt and as a consequence there `is nothing to prevent its passage with the belt through the waistband.

As stated before, any desired number of v the pockets may be provided and when it is desired to gain access to any one of the pockets it is only necessary to loosen they belt slightly and then shift the same around within the waistband until the desired one of the pockets is brought to the front of the garment where it may be readily opened or removed.

It will be seen that there is a distanct combination between the tubular waistband of the present inventionand the belt which is provided with the money pockets inasmuch as the pockets are in'closed within the vtubular lining and are thereby prevented from becoming unfolded.

It will be apparent that the present waistband is not formed i-n sections, either separate o'r connected,l but that it is continuous and extendsthroughout the entire' width of the waist portion of the garment and forms an integral part thereof.

Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with the,waist portion o f a. garment, of a waistband therefor including a tubular lining comprising a ges,

strip folded longitudinally with its e the upper edge of the waist registering ,folded over the fold in the tion bein strip, an

portion; v and the folded upper edge of the linlng being attached to each other,'the lower edge of the facing being folded over the registering edges of the lining strip and the said folded.

lower edge of the facing and' the saidedges of the lm ing strip being attached to the Waist portion, the said waistband extending entirely around the inner side of the waist v portlon when the waist portion is closed and terminating at one end directly at one edge of the openfront of the waist portion and at its other end slightly short of the other edge of said front, the waist portion at the A last-mentioned side of the front being slit to register with the second mentioned end of the waistband.

2. The combination with the waist portion of a garment open at one side and adapted to be closed, of a tubular belt receivmg waistband extending entirely around the waist portion and having its ends open and adaptedto meet when the said side of the waist portion is closed, and a belt removably fitted within the waistband and adapted to be completely concealed thereby when the open side of the arment is closed.

3. The combination wit the waist por- In as folded `and P01V said a facing, the facing, the folded.'

4depending beside the lining, the sai tion of 'a garment open at lone side and adapted to be closed, -lof a tubular belt receivingwaistband extending entirely around the waist portion and having its ends open. a belt removably fitted within the waistband and adapted to be completely Aconcealed thereby when the open side of the garment is closed, and a pocket carried by the belt and held closed by the walls of the waistband.

il'. The, combinationv with the waist pora garment open at `011e side and to be closed, of a tubular belt. re-

ceiving waistband extending entirely around the waist portion and having its ends open,

a belt removably fitted within the waistband 'and adapted to be completelyy concealed thereby when the open side of the garment is close and a pocket carried by the belt and vheld closed by the walls of the waistlband, the pocket being detachable from the elt. e .5. The combination with thewaist portion of a garment open at one side and adapted to ceiving waistband extending entirely around the waist portion and having its ends open, a belt removablv fitted within the waistband and adapted to be completely'-concealed rthereby when the open side of the garment is closed, and a pocket carried by the belt and held closed by the walls of the waistband, the pocket being detachable from the belt, comprising a sheet blank folded upon itself and adapted to be maintained in folded'condition by the Walls of the waistband.

.6. The..v combinationl Withthe waistw portionof a garment, of a "waistband therefor including a tubular lininldisposed against the inner side of the sai vwalst portlon, a

' facing strip attached at its upper and lower edges tothe lining `and to the waist portion of the garment, and a reinforcinv Hap attached at its upper edge to the llning and depending beside the'lining. v

7. The combination with thewaist portionof a garment, of a waistband therefor including a tubular linin disposed against the inner side of the said waist portion, a facing strip attached at its upper and lower edges to the lining and to t e waist portion of the garment, and a reinforcing ap attached at its upper edge to the lining and ila straddling the lining and having its' del) pending side portions confined one between the lining and the facing and the other between the lining and the said waist portion.

8. The combination with a garment having a waist portion which is continuous with the adjacent portion of the garment whereby to have the same appearance as the said adjacent portion-of the garment, of a waist band including a tubular lining disposed against the inner face of the said waist porbe closed, of a tubular belt re! tion of the garment vand the said waist por- 'side of the said lining and the waist band as 10 tion having its upper edge turned over the a. whole lying bodily below the npper'edge upper edge' of the said lining., and secured ofthe waist portion of the garment.

thereto, and a facing strip secured at its In testimonyv whereof I aiiix my signature 5 upper and lower edges to the upper and in presence of two witnesses. Y

lower edges of the lining, the waist portion ARTHUR E. ALLUM. V[n 5.]

of the'garment covering and concealing the Witnesses:

A outenside lof the tubular lining and the ac- FREDK L. STERN,

ing strip covering and concealing the inner S. C. GREENBAUM. 

